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Ch. by (1) wife b. in Alstead :
i. HERBERT MELVILLE5 Nov. 2, 1866; res. (1922) Keene, a mechanic. (10) 9. FRANKLIN PRESTON+ WEBSTER (Mark2, True", Jonathan1) a farmer, machinist and salesman; res. Alstead, Norwich, Conn., S. from Nov. 16, 1876 until 1888, at No. 124, then rem. to Keene. He m. Nov. 16, 1876 Augusta Johanna Zimmerman of Norwich, b. N. Y. City June 28, 1850, dau. of George and Catharine (-) Zimmerman. Ch .:
í. LOUIS HENRY5 b. S. Jan. 21, 1878; res. Auburndale, Mass .; a stenog- rapher, m. Keene June 12, 1905, Mayflower Lyman b. 1883, dau. of Henry Lyman. Ch .: i. Eleanor May® b. Oct. 7, 1911. ii. Howard Lyman b. May 20, 1916.
ii. FLORENCE b. S. July 24, 1887; d. Keene Dec. 16, 1889.
10. HERBERT MELVILLE® WEBSTER (Ezra4, Mark3, True2, Jonathan1) res. at No. 130 and 125 for abt. four years, then built, abt. 1895, at No. 151. He m. Oct. 17, 1890, Sarah Jane Conley b. Danville, Ca. Sept. 28, 1867; d. Keene Jan. 9, 1919, dau. of John W. and Elizabeth (Polter) Conley q.v.
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i. MABELLE ELFREDA® b. Bartonsville, Vt. Jan. 4, 1887 (adopted) ; m. Keene Dec. 25, 1916, John Wilson b. Paterson, N. J. Feb. 25, 1869, s. of Thomas and Elizabeth (MacCormack) Wilson. They res. (1920) Sumter, S. C. Ch .: i. John Vernon7 b. Sumter, Mar. 2, 1918. ii. ELIZABETH FLORENCE b. Alstead Sept. 21, 1897; d. there June 22, 1910, (a twin).
iii. VICTORIA NELLIE b. Alstead Sept. 21, 1897; m. Alstead 1915, Ernest W. Ball, q.v.
11. WARREN HEZEKIAH WEBSTER (Hezekiah3, True2, Jonathan1) b. May 18, 1838; d. unm. Keene Jan. 27, 1865; taxed in S. 1861. Name of mother Irene Sumner.
WENTWORTH.
1. ASA1 WENTWORTH Jr. of Alstead bought an interest in the Fulling mill, No. 120, Nov. 3, 1826, and for abt. two yrs. carried on business in com- pany with James H. Bingham, after which he rem. perhaps to Alstead.
WETHERBEE.
1. JOHN' WETHERBEE, said to have emigrated from the North part of England was in Marlboro and Sudbury, Mass .; d. abt. 1711 at Stowe. He m. (1) Mary Howe; m. (2) Lydia Moore.
2. Capt. EPHRAIM2 WETHERBEE d. Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1745; m. (1) Elizabeth Hall; m. (2) Joanna Bellows.
3. PAUL3 WETHERBEE b. Stowe, Mass .; d. Lunenburg, Mass. Jan. 6, 1768; m. June 11, 1746, Hannah Pierce.
4. ABIJAH+ WETHERBEE (Paul3, Capt. Ephraim2, John1) b. Lunenburg Aug. 26, 1761; d. Sullivan Apr. 20, 1840; a Rev. soldier, q.v. Soon after his discharge he settled in Packersfield (now Nelson) where he res. 8 or 9 years. Afterwards he res. in Swanzey, Gilsum, S. and Sullivan. He came to S. late in 1801 or early 1802 and remained until abt. 1813. The History of Gilsum states he "came from Sullivan, tended the grist-mill several years, and re- moved to Surry." He m. July 1, 1781, Mehitable Trowbridge b. Lunenburg? Feb. 6, 1764; d. Sullivan Feb. 6, 1844; dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Perry) Trowbridge of Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Ch .:
i. NELLY5 b. Nelson Dec. 19, 1781; d. S. Sept. 22, 1812; m. Asa Wilcox Jr. q.v.
ii. EDMUND b. Nelson Sept. 28, 1783; d. July 12, 1785.
iii. EDMUND b. Sept. 3, 1785; d. in Tioga Co., Penn., June 17, 1842. (5)
iv. ABIJAH b. Sept. 3, 1787; taxed in S. 1817 -- 20. (6)
v. JOSHUA b. Sullivan Nov. 29, 1789; d. Ferrisburg, Vt., Sept. 2, 1861. (7)
vi. LUCINDA b. Sullivan July 29, 1792; d. S. unm. Aug. 22, 1812, consump- tion.
vii. MEHITABLE b. S .? Feb. 27, 1794; d. Nashua Nov. 25, 1845; m. Feb. 1, 1814, Artemas Lovejoy of Nelson and had six s. and two daus.
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viii. THOMAS TROWBRIDGE b. S .? Feb. 27, 1797; d. S. Jan. 5, 1807.
ix. WILLIAM b. Mar. 26, 1799; d. Amherst May 18, 1878. (8)
x. FRANCIS b. June 3, 1801; m. and res. in Minn .; n.f.r.
xi. PAUL b. S. Sept. 17, 1803; m. Lovisa Hubbell of New Haven, Vt., where he res .; 5 ch.
xii. LUTHER b. S. Jan. 16, 1806; d. S. Apr. 16, 1807.
xiii. THOMAS TROWBRIDGE b. S. Apr. 9, 1808; d. Westmoreland May 31, 1887. (9)
5. EDMUND5 WETHERBEE (Abijah', Paul3, Capt. Ephraim2, John1) res. in S. until 1808/9; in Rockingham, Vt. 1810-11, then in S. again until abt. 1816. He enl. from S. in 1812 war for 60 days-Sept. 25, 1814; discharged Nov. 7, 1814; was appointed sergeant in Capt. James M. Warner's company; Lieut .- Col. John Steele's regt. He res. at No. 13 (perhaps), in 1812 when he took the job of building the stone work and filling in at the "Dry bridge." He m. (1) S. Sept. 22, 1805, Theodosia Crain who d. S. July 7, 1806; dau. of Abia Crane; m. (2) Keene Oct. 10, 1808, Abigail Wright of Keene, dau. of Phineas and Zilpah (Cooper) Wright of Walpole.
Ch. b. S. by (1) wife:
i. NELLY" Dec. 30, 1805; it is thought she was the "Nella Wetherbee" who m. Keene Nov. 9, 1822, Charles Ingalls of Keene .- K. V. R. Ch. by (2) wife :*
ii. EDMUND bapt. in S. Jan. 30, 1815.
iii. MOSES WRIGHT b. S. Sept. 24, 1811; bapt. S. Jan. 30, 1815.
iv. ABIGAIL b. S. Apr. 30, 1813; bapt. in S. Jan. 30, 1815.
v. AMBROSE ALEXANDER b. S. Aug. 18, 1814; bapt. in S. Jan. 30, 1815.
vi. GEORGE PHINEHAS b. S. Jan. 7, 1816; (He or another of same name d. in Keene July 17, 1836; "18 y."-K. V. R.) He b. "July 11, 1816"- G. H.
6. ABIJAH WETHERBEE® (Abijah4, Paula, Capt. Ephraim2, John1) after res. elsewhere several years, ret. to S. 1817/18, remaining a few years then rem. to Gilsum. He m. Esther Kimball of Nelson, b. Sept. 30, 1789; d. Spring- field, Vt., Apr. 26, 1872. Ch .:
i. ALMORE" Ferrisburg, Vt., Sept. 7, 1810; d. Northfield, Vt., Dec. 11, 1867. (10)
ii. LUTHER Nelson, Sept 12, 1812; res. Westmoreland. (He prob. m. Lydia - , and had ch .: i. Edward H. ii. Emma I. This fam- ily were a town charge at Nelson, Jan. 22, 1858, but claimed their "Settlement in the town of Surry."
iii. THEODOSIA Nelson, Mar. 6, 1814; d. Alstead, Mar. 13, 1826.
iv. LUCINDA Alstead, Mar. 14, 1816; m. Elbridge Knights, rem. to Chester, Vt.
v. LOIS MARIA Alstead, Apr. 24, 1818; rem. to Chicago, Ill.
vi. JAMES SOLON S. Aug. 26, 1820.
vii. PHILO GILMAN S. Feb. 14, 1822; res. Springfield, Vt. (11)
viii. HARRIET CHRISTIANA Alstead, 1826; d. Ludlow, Vt. July 26, 1851; m. Kneeland.
*One record states two inf. ch. of Edmund Wetherbee d. in Keene, Feb. 14, 1809.
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ix. CHARLES Alstead, Mar. 4, 1828.
x. EMELINE ELVIRA Dec. 17, 1829; m. Ingalls; res. Windsor, Vt.
xi. ABIJAH HORACE Aug. 23, 1832; d. Dec. 17, 1838, in Gilsum.
7. JOSHUA' WETHERBEE (Abijah4, Paula, Capt. Ephraim2, John1) m- Barnes.
Ch .:
i. AMOS6; res. Vergennes, Vt. abt 1878.
8. WILLIAMS WETHERBEE (Abijah', Paul3, Capt. Ephraim2, John1) was a Justice of the Peace, and at one time Register of Deeds for Hillsborough Co. He m. Mary Sheldon of Wilton.
Ch. (perhaps there were others) :
i. ANNIE E." abt. 1831; d. Amherst, Aug. 31, 1857.
9. THOMAS TROWBRIDGE5 WETHERBEE (Abijah', Paul3, Capt. Eph- raim2, John1) was captain in the militia; a blacksmith and farmer; in Swanzy abt. 1834; (he lived on the C. E. Hills place near Sawyers R. R. crossing) ; served as J. of P .; selectman, 1853, 1865-'68; represented the town of Swanzy in the legislature, 1873-74. "A few of his last years were spent with relatives in Vermont and in Westmoreland"-Swanzy History. He m. 1st in Sullivan Jan. 8, 1833, Sarah Wilder b. S?, Aug. 27, 1805; d. Sullivan June 28, 1850; dau. of Luther and Phebe (Merrill) Wilder q. v .; m. 2nd Apr. 27, 1851, Mrs. Hattie (Prime) Trowbridge, dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Holbrook) Prime and wid. of Thomas Trowbridge. No ch. by either w. His cut is in Swanzy History.
10. ALMORE® WETHERBEE (Abijah5, Abijah4, Paul3, Capt. Ephriam2, John1) was a res. of Gilsum Mar. 19, 1831 when his father granted him his "liberty" till 21 years of age. He became a bridge builder and met death at the Harlow bridge disaster at Northfield, Vt. He m. Dec. 30, 1833, Betsey Brigham b. Acworth Oct. 30, 1808, dau. of John and Lydia (Howe) Brigham. Ch. all b. in Vermont:
i. MARY MATILDA' Weathersfield ,Vt., June 20, 1836; d. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 11, 1867; m. Dec. 6, 1857, John W. Nichols.
ii. ANGELINE AUGUSTA Burlington, Vt., July 8, 1839; m. Oct. 21, 1862, Albert S. Brownell; rem. to Elmhurst, Ill. Ch .: i. Harry G.6. ii. Helen A8.
iii. LYDIA MALANCIE Moretown, Vt., Sept. 14, 1844; m. Oct. 17, 1866, Charlton R. Badger who d. Northfield, Vt., Aug. 26, 1871. Ch .: i. Angie E5. b. 1867. ii. George K. b. 1869.
11. PHILO GILMAN® WETHERBEE (Abijah5, Abijah4, Paula, Capt. Eph- raim2, John1) is said to have reversed his names to, "Gilman Philo"; res. at Springfield, Vt. He m. Nov. 2, 1842, Alzina (or Elzina) Lockwood b. Sept. 3, 1822, dau. of Lewis and Betsey (Ellison) Lockwood of Springfield, Vt.
Ch. b .: i - iv, in Springfield, others in Weathersfield, Vt .:
i. ROSE ADZINA7 Sept. 4, 1844; d. unm. Weathersfield, June 22, 1875, or Jan. 21, 1874.
ii. ELIZABETH M. July 18, 1846; d. Anoka, Minn., Nov. 18, 1872 (or Oct. 3, 1873) ; m. Mar. 19, 1867, Henry ? B. Foster.
iii. HORACE E. Apr. 9, 1849; d. Aug. 8, 1882; m. Nov. 1, 1877, Mary Dooley, or Doby.
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iv. HATTIE E. June 20, 1851; d. Nov. 17, 1882; m. June 16, 1873, Edward N. Davis.
v. ETHEL I. Apr. 30, 1855; d. Feb. 13, 1863 (or Oct. 3, 1873).
vi. EMELINE E. Feb. 16, 1857; d. Feb. 13, 1863.
vii. LOUISE B. Apr. 6, 1861; d. Apr. 23, 1873 (or 1874).
viii. KATIE A. Aug. 1, 1863.
WHEELER
1. ABRAHAM' WHEELER of Hinsdale purchased No. 33 in 1801 and after two years sold and left town; m. Ruth . He prob. later res. in Keene. see K. V. R.
Levi Wheeler Family
2. PEREGRINE1 WHEELER rem. from Berlin, Mass., to Richmond, abt. 1802 where he d. abt. 1824; m. Sarah Carter of Berlin who d. abt. 1803.
3. LEVI2 WHEELER (Peregrine1) b. Richmond Apr. 26, 1802; d. May 26, 1858. He was a Quaker and taxed in S. 1842; m. 1825, Lucy Saben, b. abt. 1804; d. Sept. 5, 1858. Of their ten ch., the seventh was:
4. JONAS RANDALL3 WHEELER b. Richmond, Dec. 12, 1838; d. 1919; m. June 21, 1858, Maria Nellie Weeks, dau. of Jarvis Weeks, Esq. Their fifth ch. was :
5. ALBERT JOHN WHEELER (Jonas R.3, Levi2, Peregrine1) b. Richmond Sept. 21, 1866; a farmer. He settled at No. 11, Nov. 4, 1914 and abt. two years later sold and ret. to Richmond or Winchester; has spent two or more winters in Florida within recent years. Was tax collector 1916; m. Sept. 2, 1897, Grace Elouise Hill b. Athol, Mass., Mar. 21, 1877; dau. of George Edgar and Harriet Elizabeth (Kendall) Hill. They had no ch., but a relative lived with them while in S .: i. Gladys G. Weeks, b. abt. 1901.
Oliver P. Wheeler Family
6. OLIVER PRIME' WHEELER, res. in Berlin and Hudson, Mass .; served in the cavalry in a Mass. Regt. in Civil war; m. 1st Harriet Ann Faulkner who d .; m. 2nd Mrs. Sarah M. (Bartlett) Seaver, b. Berlin, Mar. 17, 1839; d. K. Apr. 16, 1918, dau. of William and Sally (Lynds) Bartlett, and wid. of Seaver. By Mr. Seaver she had: i. Emma; m. Simon2 Wheeler q.v. ii. Eugene, res. Hudson. iii. William, res. Hudson.
Ch. b. 1st wife:
i. SOLON2 Keene, Nov. 14, 1845; d. Dec. 1918? (7)
ii. SIMON Bolton, Mass., Apr. 11, 1849; res. Bolton, Mass., 1921 (8)
7. * SOLON2 WHEELER served in Mass. Inf. in Civil War; m. 1st Dec. 17, 1872, Mrs. Abby Jane (Heath) Keyes b. Stoddard, Oct. 4, 1854; d. Boston, Mass., Nov. 14, 1887; dau. of Nathaniel and Eunice M. (Bliss) Heath of Gil- sum, who m. 1st Amasa Keyes. He m. 2nd Mrs. Mary (Sullivan) Shiffler, who now res. Bolton, Mass. Among their Ch. were: Lewis Solon b. 1873, (9) Clifford Oscar3 b. 1882, (10).
8. * SIMON2 WHEELER (Oliver P.1,) res. Bolton, Northboro, Mass.,; came
*For further details, see Bliss & Heath in G. H. and pp. 857-8, Sull. His.
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to No. 234, 1909 and rem. back to Mass., 1910; m. 1st Mar. 14, 1869, Nancy Elvira Bliss b. Gilsum June 22, 1853; divorced; res. (1922) in Conn .; dau. of Cyrus R. and Lodema A. (Barron) Bliss of Gilsum. He m. 2nd Emma Seaver, dau. of his step-mother. (His 1st w. m. 2nd Dec. 25, 1881, Henry A. Ryder of Brimfield, Mass.)
Ch. by 1st wife; i - ii, Berlin, iii, Hudson and iv, Northboro, Mass.
i. AUSTIN E.3 Nov. 17, 1870; a blacksmith, Warrenville, Conn. abt. 1910.
ii. CHARLES B. Dec. 21, 1872.
iii. MILAN OLIVER Mar. 15, 1875; d. Stoddard, Sept. 8, 1875.
iv. EVA L. Apr. 18, 1876; adopted by John Day of Bolton, Mass. Ch. by 2nd wife:
v. CORA; m. Charles Sawyer; res. (1921) Hudson, Mass.
vi. PERLEY WESTON abt. 1886; res. S. 1920; Berlin and S. 1922. (11)
vii. ELSIE; m. Herbert Faulkner ?; (2) Herbert Ellsley of Berlin.
viii. EARL abt. 1894; unm. (1921).
ix. HARRY. x. Emma. xi. a dau.
9. LEWIS SOLON3 WHEELER (Solon2, Oliver P.1,) res. short time in S .; m. Ida May Kenney, dau. of W. Riley Kenney q. v. Divorced and she m. 2nd George F. Chamberlain and after his d. she m. 3rd Edmund M. Demerse, q. v.
10. CLIFFORD OSCAR® WHEELER (Solon2, Oliver P.1,) unm. (1922) came to live with Everett E. Wilbur when 14 yrs. of age; has worked much of the time in S. to the present-1922.
11. PERLEY WESTON3 WHEELER (Simon2, Oliver P.1,) taxed 1909, and much of the time since; a farmer; res. at No. 126; 2321/2; 227, etc. Has lived in S. and Hudson, 1920-'22. He m. 1st July 18, 1908, Flossie I. Richardson, dau. of Charles W. Richardson q. v .; divorced. He m. 2nd K. Nov. 22, 1919, Grace E. Davis, dau. of William O. Davis q.v. He served in World war; went to France.
Ch. by 1st wife:
i. MORTIMER HALE S., Aug. 30, 1911; lives in Keene. Ch. by 2nd wife:
ii. EVA EVELYN Hudson, Mass., Aug. 27, 1920.
iii. MARY EFFIE Hudson, Mass., Mar. 31, 1922.
WHEELOCK
The early generations of our Wheelock family are not positively known; from our best authority* the line runs as follows; the same, however, should be verified by any one especially interested in the family :
1. HUGH' WHEELOCK of England.
2. HUMPHREY2 WHEELOCK who d. Mar. 11, 1595.
3. JOHN3 WHEELOCK Dorrington, Shropshire, Eng., Oct. 7, 1563.
4. RALPH4 WHEELOCK, 1600; rec'd his A.B. in 1626 from Clare College, Cambridge, Eng. and his A.M. in 1631, and was ordained in the Church of England; came to America; res. in Watertown and Dedham, Mass .; d. Med- field, 1683. He m. Rebecca
*Carlyle C. Wheelock, Woonsocket, R. I., has supplied to the best of his knowledge the early generations as here given.
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5. GERSHOM' WHEELOCK prob. in Eng .; m. Hannah Stodder.
6. JOSEPH® WHEELOCK Medfield, Mass .; in 1672; m. Elizabeth
7. JOSEPH WHEELOCK; m. Abigail
8. PHINEAS WHEELOCK (the possible line, Joseph™, Joseph", Gershom", Ralph', Johnª, Humphrey2, Hugh1) Lancaster, Msas .. Nov, 9, 1731; d. A. June 26, 1807; bur. S. He rem. to Alstead prior to 1790, probably lived in south part of that town; m. 17 -, Prudence Dodge, b. abt. 1736; d. Winchester, Dec. 23, 1816.
Ch .:
i. THOMAS" Lunenburg, Oct. 25, 1762; d. Winchester, Nov. 11, 1853. (9)
ii. BETSEY Apr. 20, 1769; d. Sept. 18, 1856.
iii. WILLIAM DODGE, 1772; d. Aug. 8, 1791; bur. Surry.
iv. PHINEAS Winchesetr, 1781; d. Huntington, Ind., 1848. (10)
v. ABIGAIL Apr. 30, 1767; d. Mar. 16, 1831; m. Jonathan Ordway, q.v. Abigail is probably of this family.
9. THOMAS' WHEELOCK (line ?, Phineas", Joseph", Joseph", Gershom5, Ralph', John3, Humphrey", Hugh1) ; m. Mary Wells b. Jan. 23, 1764. He and his s. Thomas14, Jr., were of Winchester in 1804. Mrs. Mary (Wells) Wheel- ock d. Winchester, June 12, 1851. Taxed in S. 1797.
Ch. :
i. SIMEON1 b. Jan. 10, 1784; d.
ii. THOMAS Nov. 20, 1785 ;.
iii. ABIGAIL Sept. 11, 1788; m. Fosgate.
iv. JOHN Oct. 29, 1790; d. in Surry; unm. Nov. 4, 1810.
v. WILLIAM Jan. 31, 1793; probably was the William in S. 1822-24.
vi. PRUDENCE Mar. 8, 1795.
vii. MARY May 10, 1797.
viii. JAMES Sept. 7, 1799.
ix. JEFFERSON Mar. 27, 1801.
x. SARAH Feb. 13, 1803.
10. PHINEAS® WHEELOCK (Phineas® (line ?) Joseph7, Joseph®, Ger- shom5, Ralph', John3, Humphrey2, Hugh1) was a silver-plater in Charlestown (Mass.); rem. to Ind. He res. in S. 1804 to 1806/7; m. 1st Apr. 8, 1804, Margaret (Peggy) Hennessy b. abt. 1784; d. abt. 1808; m. 2nd pub. Nov. 24, 1809, Elizabeth (Betsey) Hennessy of Boston ?
Ch. by 1st. wife :
i. JOHN WATTS1" June 10, 1804/5.
ii. WILLIAM GRAY Oct. 7, 1808.
Ch. by 2nd wife:
iii. ELBRIDGE GERRY Burlington, Vt., 1814; d. 1892; m. 1st Esther .Hatch of Huntertown, Ind. Ch .: i. Elbridge Gerry Jr.11; d. 1883. And there were two ch. by a 2nd wife; ii. John D. iii. E. K.
The following families though severed from the main branch by perhaps not over three missing links, is here given.
11. LYNDS' WHEELOCK b. abt. 1784; d. in Keene, May 27 (or 28), 1825; m. Sarah F. Conant b. abt 1793; d. Keene Oct. 12, 1839. Nov. 1, 1826 (soon after the d. of Mr. W.) she purchased the John May place No. 46.
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As guardian of the heir of the late Lynds Wheelock she advertises this place (in K. S.) at auction, June 24, 1837, formerly owned by John May and now occupied by Capt. Almond Stevens, including 14 acre of land. He was a merchant in Keene in 1816 in company with George Wheelock-possibly his bro.
Ch. b. in K .:
i. GEORGE ALEXANDER2 Jan. 21, 1816; d. Keene, June 17, 1906. (12)
ii. SOPHIA PENNIMAN July 17, 1817; d. Aug. 22, 1819: "croup."
iii. ANDREW Feb. 17, 1819.
iv. EMILY ANN June 25, 1821; d. Keene, Jan. 7, 1860; m. Keene, Aug. 22 1848, John H. Elliott.
v. ADELINE Dec. 17, 1824; d. Keene, Apr. 17, 1829; "dropsy head."
12. GEORGE ALEXANDER2 WHEELOCK (Lynds1) was a prominent and influential citizen of Keene for over half a century; was one of the vice presidents at the centennial anniversary of Keene, May 26, 1853; represented the town of Keene in the legislature 1873; was interested in Keene Natural History Society; in forestry; presented parks to the city of Keene, one of which is the Wheelock Park in West Keene. He d. unm. at over 90 years of age.
13. ELIJAH1 WHEELOCK, parentage unk. came from Alstead to S .; was taxed 1809; kept tavern that year and rem. from here after a year or two. He m. Anna , b. abt. 1780; d. S. a wid. Aug. 7, 1856; bur. S .; lived at No. 122 and is remembered as "The little old lady Wheelock." She was also called "Ann Wheelock."
Ch .:
i. PHINEAS2 Alstead, Jan. 6, 1808. A shoemaker; res. in S. 1830 to 1840; 1835 he sett. at No 67; in 1832 was an officer in the militia; m S.
Dec. 27, 1831, Elizabeth Pulsifer of Gilsum, probably dau. of Mrs. Betsey Pulsifer, q. v.
ii. HIRAM, S. Sept. 7, 1809; Taxed in S. 1831.
14. JOHN' WHEELOCK (supposedly another s. of Elijah1 and Anna) res. in S. 1832/34. Mar. 11, 1833 he rec'd of the town $1.45 for care of the meet- ing house for one year our present Town Hall.
WHITCOMB
1. JOHN' WHITCOMB the first American ancestor of this well known New England family came from Dorchester, Eng., and settled in Dorchester, Mass., in 1633, and was a member of the church there in 1638; in 1640 he was a res. of Scituate where he had a farm of over 100 acres, which he sold in 1649 to Thomas Hicks. He rem. as early as 1652 to Lancaster, Mass., where he d. Sept. 24, 1662; m. Frances - who d. May 17, 1671.
2. JOSIAHª WHITCOMB d. in the part of Lancaster now Bolton Apr. 12, 1718; m. Jan. 4, 1664, Rebecca Waters.
3. DAVID3 WHITCOMB b. Lancaster Feb. 20, 1668; m. perhaps Mary who d. a widow at Lancaster Jan. 15, 1733/34.
4. JONATHAN+ WHITCOMB
5. DAVID WHITCOMB res. in Bolton, Mass .; m. Hannah Priest.
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6. ENOCH® WHITCOMB (David5, Jonathan4, David3, Josiah2, John1) b. Bol- ton, Mass., Feb. 21, 1760; d. S., Jan. 27, 1841. He res. in Rindge from 1805 to 1818; Jan. 5, 1820 he purchased No. 38 and res. in this town till d. He was a soldier in Rev. war; m. Nov. 13, 1781, Sarah Tucker b. Lancaster, Apr. 22, 1761; d. S. Mar. 30, 1853; dau. of William and Mary (Kendall) Tucker (or Tooker).
Ch. i - vi b. in Berlin, Mass .:
i. SALLIE7 Dec. 11, 1782.
ii. DAVID Oct. 11, 1784; d. Keene, Dec. 6, 1871; bur. S. Lived at No. 239. (7)
iii. JOSEPH Sept. 27, 1787; d. Leominster, Mass., Jan. 4, 1834.
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iv. POLLY May 22, 1791; m. - Johnson. Ch .: i. Levis. ii. Charles. iii. Mary.
v. LEVI Mar. 25, 1794; d. S. May 14, 1824; unm.
vi. SILAS Mar. 22, 1797; d. Swansey Aug. 4, 1876. Res. S., Keene, and Swansey. (9)
vii. ANNA Mar. 17, 1800; m. Dana Bruce. Ch .: i. Rufus8; m. and had: 1 Danaº. 2. Annaº; m. Frank Fox.
viii. REBECCA Dec. 8, 1802; d. Boxboro, Mass., Sept. 2, 1871; bur. S .; m. Abijah Benton, q. v.
7. DAVID WHITCOMB (Enoch®, David5, Jonathan4, David3, Josiah2, John1) was a farmer; lived at No. 106 after the d. of his father who came here in 1839. David lived here till abt. 1854 when he rem. to Nigger Hollow. He m. 1st, Jan. 22, 1808/9, Rebecca Chase of Leominster, where he was then living. She b. abt. 1790; d. S. Aug. 6, 1852; m. 2nd, Azubah Allen, dau. of David Allen q.v .; who possibly m. 2nd. Benjamin Britton, q.v.
Ch. by 1st wife:
i. ALFRED8 b. abt. 1810; d. unm. Apr. 6, 1879; res. in S. many years.
ii. ELIZA ANN abt. 1812; d. Boston, Mass., May 26, 1891; m. Henry Liv- ermore.
iii. ELIJAH Mar. 9, 1814; d. Newton, Mass., Apr. 18, 1899, (or 1890) (10) iv. HENRY Jan. 18, 1817; d. Winchendon, Mass., Apr. 21, 1900. (11)
v. RUTH Feb. 1824; d. S. June 11, 1825, "age two years."
vi. GEORGE LEVI Aug. 11, 1827; d. Boston, Mass., July 15, 1898. (12)
8. JOSEPH WHITCOMB (Enothe, David5, Jonathan', David3, Josiah2, John1) res. in town often till 1831; m. Dorothy Houghton (and possibly 2nd Mrs. Catherine Mullen.) He was a farmer at Leominster, Mass. Ch. :
i. HENRY H.º n fr.
ii. GEORGE was an attorney in Charleston, Mo.
iii. JAMES ALBERT Leominster, Dec. 4, 1827. (a twin).
iv. JEROME GILBERT Leominster, Dec. 4, 1827; d. Indianapolis, Dec. 31, 1900. He was a railroad man. Ch .: i. George Ericksonº. ii. Eleanor ?.
9. SILAS WHITCOMB (Enoche, David5, Jonathan4, David3, Josiah2, John1) res. in town 1825 and probably before and after that date; later res. in Keene and Swanzey. He m. S. Jan. 16, 1825, Abigail Stone who d. July 25, 1861; bur. S., dau. of David Stone q. v. Sept. 7, 1845 she was dismissed from S. church to the church in Keene.
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Ch .:
i. SARAH$ b. abt. 1825; d. Keene, Apr. 22, 1871; m. Daniel Ellis.
10. ELIJAH8 WHITCOMB (David“, Enoch®, David5, Jonathan4, David3 Jos- iah2, John1) was in the railroad work in or near Boston for a time. He m. Ch .:
i. CUMMINGS DAVIDº; rem. to Detroit, Mich.
ii. CAROLINE; m. Walter Thompson; res. in Woburn, Mass. and had i. Wal- ter10.
11. HENRY® WHITCOMB (David7, Enoch®, David5, Jonathan4, David®, Jos- iah2, John1) settled in Winchendon, Mass. where he was engaged in livery busi- ness for over fifty years. He m. June 9, 1842, Fannie Platts Buttrick b. Win- chendon Sept. 9, 1817; d. Oct. 28, 1896.
Ch .:
i. GEORGE HENRY" res. Winchendon, Mass .; m. Arabella Aldrich. No. ch.
ii. CHARLES ALBERT res. Winchendon, in the livery and grocery business, m. Sarah Carter. Ch .: i. A son10. ii. A son.
12. GEORGE LEVIS WHITCOMB (David", Enoch®, David5, Jonathan4, David3, Josiah2, John1) res. Boston; employed McCuller, Parker, Williams store; 400 Washington St., Boston for many years; m. Maria W. Livermore. Ch .:
i. LIZZIEº b. July 22, 1855; m. George H. Voss. Ch .: i. Edwin10. ii. Her- bert. iii. Helen.
ii. FRANK H. June 21, 1860; m. Nov. 13, 1884, Mabel F. Pond; res. Boston. 13. JONATHAN1 WHITCOMB was living in S. 1789; a voter, had a horse and 4 cattle, etc .; left that year.
14. JOHN' WHITCOMB, taxed 1811-12; had s. Ephriam2, d. S. Mar. 8, 1812, age 14 years.
15. REV. WILLIAM FRANCIS WHITCOMB, son of ?; b. Claremont, Oct. 16, 1873. All appeals for his family record have been ignored, and what is here given is from several sources. He res. in Claremont, (1921) ; is pastor of the Congl. ch. at Cornish, N. H., 1922; is perhaps a gr-gr-son of Dea. Jonathan Whitcomb of Claremont . He rec'd his A.B. from Dartmouth Coll., 1896, then attended Hartford Theol. Seminary one year. His first pastorate was in Dub- lin, May 1897 to Oct. 1900; was then installed in this town where he was pas- tor until May 1, 1906, when he received a call and settled over the Congl. church at Westminster, Vt., remaining until 1910, when he began his labor at Cornish or Croydon. He m. Oct. 12, 1899, Minnette Eliza Washburn b. Springfield, Vt.
Ch. (perhaps there are others) :
i. VERNON FRANCISª b. Keene, Apr. 21, 1903.
ii. VERA MAY; S. July 29, 1905.
16. JOEL7 WHITCOMB (Jotham®, Philemon5, Joseph4, Josiah3, Josiah2, John1) was a res. of Swanzey; b. Aug. 27, 1804; m. May 5, 1824, Sarah H. Os- good b. July 14, 1808; d. Dec. 22, 1841; dau. of Ezekiel Osgood. Their 6th ch. was:
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17. EZEKIEL OSGOOD WHITCOMB (Joel", Jotham", Philemon5, Joseph4, Josiah3, Josiah2, John1) b. Swanzey Feb. 17, 1835; d. Keene (hospital ?) from an accident, June 13, 1898. For many yrs. he lived in the east part of Swan- zey; is said to have invented a pump which received a U. S. patent, and for a time he manufactured the same. He wore a straw hat summer and winter, said, "on account of an injury to his head." He lived at No. 47, with Herbert N. Gunn, his son-in-law; was a charter member of Surry Grange, Nov. 1890. He m. May 21, 1863, Martha E. Newmarsh, b. Boston, Nov. 13, 1839.
Ch. b. Swanzey:
i. LUCY A.º Oct. 26, 1864; m. Herbert N. Gunn, q. v.
ii. FOREST O. Oct. 15, 1867; res. Keene (1922) ; a contractor and. builder. iii. FRANK A. Feb. 1, 1871; a jobber; res. Marlboro; m. July 6, 1893, Lucy A. Knowlton of Dublin; dau. of Asa and Lydia (Darling) Knowlton. iv. MARY JOSEPHINE (twin) Feb. 1, 1871; m. 1904, William H. Britton q. v. v. F. T. WILLARD Oct. 3, 1883; res. Swanzey.
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